Umbrella ring and marker.



J. H. G\LROY. nuMRELLA RING AND' MARKER. APPLlCATlpM FiLED DEC. 3|. 917.

5327 l Pate-lined Sept. 17 1.918;

Anoknfrs quently the owners name will be UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEETcE.

.M -unan. GILEOY, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

UMBRELLA RING AND MARKER.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. GILRoY, a citizen of thefUnited States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Umbrella Ring and Marker, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an attachment for an umbrella, for the purpose of holding the tips of the ribsclose to the handle rod when the umbrella is' closed, and for the urpose of designating the owner of the um rella. ,a

The invention u to provide a device vof this character which of comparatively sim le and inexpensive construction, reliable an 'eicient in use, and so designed that when once 'applledr to an umbrella it cannot be detached., and consealways carried on the umbrella.

i 'A more specific object of the invention is the-prov1sion of-aclamping ring and marker which is in the form o f a spring band having overlapping' ends which are movably4 locked toget er sc that the band can be expanded so 'as-to be movable on and of the tips of the Vumbre'lla'x'ibs from and to the handle, the Aband being normally under a spring tension tending to contract 1t and i r therebyv hold the 'umbrella ribs close -tofinger-ho gather.

Still another object of Vthe invention is the provision of a navel arrangement or lockmg means for preventin the opening of the bandfar enough to etach it from the umbrella A such locking means `forming les' for ,enabling the band w be manipulated-,for adjustingit .on and oi the s. With. such objects in view, :and others which' will appear as the description pi'o- Coeds, the invention comprises various novel features of construction and arrangement of arts which will be set forth with fparticu.

arity in thev following f descriptin.- and claims appended hereto.

In the accom an. 'ng drawing, which illustrates ,one ein odillnent ofthe invention and wherein similar characters ofjreference indicate corresponding parts in all the views,

Figurel is a: fragmentary view of an umbrella witlithe ring and marker applied Specication of Letters Patent.

Vhas for its general objects or' hea applic Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

Application led December 31, 1917. Seriell No. 209,703.

Fi.g.2 is a perspective view of the ring and marker detached;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View thereof; l

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 1 -4,' Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a Vplan view'of the device Afully opened or spread out fiat and with thelocking bar detached; and

Fig. 6 is a plan View of the blank from which the device is made.

Referring to the drawing1designates handle of an umbrella, 2 the ribs and 3 the' covering, and A designates the ring and marking attachment.

The attachment A comprises a band/l` of spring metal of such length that the ends 5 and 6 overlap to a considerable length, as`

shown in Fig. 3, the normal diameter of the bandor ring being such as toV hold the ribs of the umbrella close against the 'handle rod. TheV ring can -be' spread open far enough to permit it to be engaged around thehandle 1, and when the ring or band is released it will contract into'snug fitting-'relation tothe handle. and olf the handle for engagement with or disengagement from the ribs 2 suitable projecting members are attached to the ends of the spring strip from which thering or band is made, so that these'members' can be engaged by the thumb and forenger and drawn together to thereby increase the diameter of the ring, and when the ring is in the proper position of 'adjustment the members are1 released so that the sprin will contract an.

In the present instance one end is formed with an enlargement 7 folded on the line 8, and then the enlargement is folded on the line 9 so as to produce an. outstanding flange 10, Figs. 2, 3 .and` 5. The opposite end of the blank isr provided with lugs 11 which 'are doubled onv the lines 12, and then the lugsare bent on the line 'I3-so as tof'stand posite end of thelband when the same is To move the ring on perform its proper hol ing function.

curled. The ears 14 thus formedqcan'be gripped by the thumb or forelinger while the member 10 is gripped by the forefinger or thumb, and by drawing the'members toward each other the spring is ex anded. The ears which s 17 on the ends which retainF the bar. in place. This locking bar is lookin 'after the device isattached to" an 14 have. apertures 15 t rou h gasses'a lockmg bar 16 having kno s llf) umbrella, and when the locking bar is once applied the attached device cannot be removed, since, the lugs 14 and bar eooperate to prevent the projection, lug or gripping piet-e 1U from passing between them, the bar being swaged or upset so as to prevent the lremoval of the nut 17.

The. outside of the band may be used for marking purposes, and the owners name and address will be suitably applied thereto.

ln the present instance a marking card 18 with the owners name and address thereon is `lastened to the outer surface of `the band in any suitable manner, as, f or instance, by small ears 19 on the longitudinal edges` ot' the hand and bent inwardly toward each other to 'torni retainers, and over the card le ma) be a strip of Celluloid 20 for preteetinn. "'l`h `strip and card may be the full tent-nh et the hand or extend only part of t ittth thereof. ()n one end ofthe band benl-bart: ial'ige 2l under which the l' et' e long Qf-ard and protective strip are engaged.

.Vroni the foregoing description taken in ronnectntn with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readilyI underetood by those. skilled in the art to which the invention appertaina, and while I have desrrihed the principle ot' operation, together with the device which l now consider to be the best embodiment. thereof, I desire. to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may he made 'when desired as Jfall within the scoprot the appended claims.

Haring' thus described my invention, I elaiin as new and desire to .severe by Letters in attaelnernt of the class described comprising a spring band having overlapping ends, a pair of lugs on one end and between vvhich the other end slidably engages, a member on the other end movable toward the lugs and of such size as to prevent its )tissage between the lugs, and means on the ugs for holding the ends together.

A. device ot' the elass described eoinprisiiig a ring having overlapping ends, a lngetsgrip on the umlerlapping extremity of the. ring, and a tingt-isgrip on the extremity of the overlappingr extremity ol the. ring whereby the pressing ol the inger-gripstoward each other expands the ring,

3. A device of the class described coinprising a band made of a spring strip having overlapping ends, a .lug on one end forming a finger-grip, and a pair of lugs on the other end forming a finger-grip, said grip pieces beingr so related that they can be gripped respectively by the thumb and first linger of one. hand and drawn together for exl'miiding the band.

Ll. A device of the elass described com? prisinp; a band made. ot a spring Strip having overlappingr ends, a lug on one end for1ning' a finger-grip, a pair of lugs on the other end forming!F a linger-grip, and a locking bar attat'hed to Athe said pair ol lugs to form' a stop to limit the opening' oi the device.

An umbrella attachment ofthe class described comprising a spring metaLstrip bent into a band having;r overlapping ends free to slide-one on the other, a pair of lugs projecting,r outwardly from theunderlying end, a lug protecting outwardly from the outer end ot' the strip, a looking bar passing through the first-mentioned lugs and having headed extren'iities lying outwardly of the latter.

JAMES H. GILROY. 

